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Overlooked Reid gets last laugh in 34-31 win over No. 25 Florida State

Jim Hammett @jimhammett.bsky.social · 9h

Mason Heintschel second half:

- 9-13 197 yards 1 TD

- 50 rushing yards

- Led Pitt on scoring drives on four of five possessions before kneeling it out.

- Guided Pitt to first ACC road win when trailing at half since Wake Forest in 2018

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Jim Hammett @jimhammett.bsky.social · 10h

All Desmond Reid did in high school was run by 3, 4 and 5-star recruits from Florida.

All Desmond Reid yesterday was run by 3, 4 and 5-star recruits from Florida.

'I wasn't recruited by them. I'm happy we got a chance to play them'

Desmond Reid was nearly unstoppable when he played Florida high school football and played with that mindset on Saturday.

Recruits react: 'Man, that was a big-time win for Pitt'

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Jim Hammett @jimhammett.bsky.social · 20h

See what Pitt's recruits are saying about the Panthers' 34-31 upset win over No. 25 Florida State:

'Can't wait to be a part of it'

Check out what Pitt's recruits thought of the Panthers' 34-31 upset over No. 25 Florida State

Jim Hammett @jimhammett.bsky.social · 21h

Complete list of Pitt football players with 1,000 career rushing yards and 800 career receiving yards:

Dennis Ferris (1968-70): 1,526 rushing // 828 receiving
Desmond Reid (2024-25): 1,153 rushing // 805 receiving

Five takeaways from Pitt's 34-31 win over No. 25 Florida State

Jim Hammett @jimhammett.bsky.social · 1d

Quick reaction: 5 takeaways from Pitt's 34-31 win over No. 25 Florida State:

Pitt entered Saturday's game as 10-point underdogs, and shocked Florida State 34-31 in Tallahassee.

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Stephen Thompson @stephenthompson.bsky.social · 1d

Pitt players were singing the warchant and doing the tomahawk chop in the locker room after taking down the Seminoles. It’s loud down here underneath the seats and by Pitt’s locker room.

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Jim Hammett @jimhammett.bsky.social · 1d

Pitt now sits with a 4-2 overall record and a 2-1 mark in the ACC. The Panthers will look to make it three in a row when they travel to Syracuse next week for a 7:30 Saturday night kickoff against the Orange in the Dome.

Jim Hammett @jimhammett.bsky.social · 1d

With today’s 34-31 win over No. 25 Florida State, Pitt picks up its first road win over a top 25 opponent since November 2, 2018, a 23-13 upset over then No. 25 Virginia. This is also the Panthers’ first win over a ranked opponent overall since 10/14/23 (No. 14 Louisville).

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Jim Hammett @jimhammett.bsky.social · 1d

Pitt improves to 7-5 all-time against Florida State. The Panthers now own a 4-2 record in Tallahassee and have won both meetings against the ‘Noles in Doak Campbell Stadium since joining the ACC.

Jim Hammett @jimhammett.bsky.social · 1d

With today’s 34-31 win over No. 25 Florida State, Mason Heintschel becomes the first true freshman quarterback to engineer a top-25 upset for Pitt since Kenny Pickett led a 24-14 win over No. 2 Miami in 2017.

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Jim Hammett @jimhammett.bsky.social · 1d

Pitt's three-star true freshmen are carving up the 'Noles today.

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Jim Hammett @jimhammett.bsky.social · 1d

Arm angles are simply crazy for an 18-year old, no other way to say it.

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Jim Hammett @jimhammett.bsky.social · 1d

WOW

Jim Hammett @jimhammett.bsky.social · 1d

Shawn Lee....true freshman.

Jim Hammett @jimhammett.bsky.social · 1d

Pretty good time for Kenny Johnson's first catch...

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Jim Hammett @jimhammett.bsky.social · 1d

Desmond Reid has 190 all-purpose yards and two TDs on 16 touches today. Such a difference-maker for this offense.

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Jim Hammett @jimhammett.bsky.social · 1d

Gotta credit Reid, he's probably not 100% and is torching FSU

Jim Hammett @jimhammett.bsky.social · 1d

I don't think I was aware non-called intentional grounding was reviewable.

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Jim Hammett @jimhammett.bsky.social · 1d

Heintschel is Pitt's leading rusher today with 45 yards on 12 carries, with three of those being sacks. Taking advantage of open space when he has it.

Jim Hammett @jimhammett.bsky.social · 1d

If Carpenter continues to kick out of bounds, Butkowski has to be ready to replace him in that role, right?

Jim Hammett @jimhammett.bsky.social · 1d

Desmond Reid: 6 catches, 104 yards and one TD...

Jim Hammett @jimhammett.bsky.social · 1d

Pitt needs to be hunting turnovers here to start the second half. Castellanos has put it on the ground once, and has thrown a few off-balance wobblers. Need to take advantage of one at some point.